Summer is for staying out late & eating all the ice cream you can devour & The Good Company 2015 collection should be apart of those experiences. Basketball shorts, graphic T-shirts, hats make up some of the items in this collection. Grab some merchandise from their online store.

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Tue, 10 Mar 2015 14:03:03 +0000synonymouswithsamhttps://synonymouswithsam.wordpress.com/2015/03/10/on-the-topic-of-delicious-food-and-even-better-company/I must say, that in the network of friends that we have made through even recent years, I am quite thankful that there are several folks who enjoy cooking, hosting, and celebrating. One friend, in particular, just blows my mind whenever we get on the topic of food. He is an inspiration, to say the least. I’m sure when he get’s around to reading this post, he’ll hopefully be grinning ear to ear. :)

We had the distinct honor of invading his home Sunday night, along with our pups [and when I say invade, we had to work for at least 20 minutes to get all of the dogs to get along, and then Sydney protested being separated by peeing on his carpet. *Palm to forehead*). We sampled homemade egg rolls, gnoshed on some gyoza, sampled a variety of oyster, gyoza and soy sauces, and we humbly offered up some venison and lamb steaks for a Korean-style Lettuce & Steak wraps meal. I realize, whenever I’m in our friends’ kitchen, that while I’m part Asian, my kitchen sorely lacks “the good stuff” in that, I really ought to purchase more authentic sauces and sides. Additionally, while I say I love pepper, I’ve never thought to purchase peppercorns of various colors, and grind them. If you’ve never done this with your cooking, then you’re missing out like I have been. There’s a burst of flavor to be enjoyed with using a blend!

One of the most fun things about going to our friend’s house, is that his kitchen is really a chef’s kitchen. Gadgets and gizmos to use, all sorts of fun flavored sauces and spices, a gazillion sharp knives (which I love, because I cannot stand cooking with friends or at my (sorry!) in-law’s house and using the dull blades!), and then there’s the butcher block, his cutting boards and…. drum roll… the largest fridge in a house that I have ever seen. Well, it’s a full size fridge on one side, and a freezer on the other. But still! What a cool kitchen. Also, our buddy has a fantastic bar to boot, with a wonderful assortment of liquors and mixes, special glasses, and the like. When we move someday, and hopefully can find a home with a large kitchen, I think we may need our friend’s direction on making the kitchen into something similar to his!

I am usually pretty comfortable in the kitchen – I enjoy taking some culinary adventures on with new recipes, or sometimes challenging myself in a sort of Chopped-esque manner, and coming up with dishes on the whim. I would really like to get into grilling more. Which is where I found myself fairly nervous, yesterday! The gentlemen set me loose with some of the venison steaks, lamb steaks and a griddle. I mean, I have grilled before, yes, but for some reason, I found myself questioning just how well I would manage to grill these cuts of meat, and whether or not the seasoning would be just right. Ah! Have you ever felt that nervousness around a pro before?!

If you’re curious about the recipe we made, here’s a link to the Eating Well website. I first came across this recipe during a work event, in which they were featuring different dishes that we could enjoy at our company cafeteria. [I have yet to see any of those items actually appear on the cafeteria menu].http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/korean_style_steak_lettuce_wraps.html

Sending a lot of well wishes to our friend, and keeping our fingers crossed that his plans work out to get the heck out of dodge, and down to New Orleans! He has some big adventures planned in pursuit of his dreams to be a restaurateur, which I think are totally exciting. I love the fact that he’s really wanting to pursue his dreams and passions, and really Carpe the Diem to make it happen. However we can help, we would love to!

Side thought: If you haven’t seen the movie “Chef” I really encourage you to look it up on Netflix, or rent it, or however you can find it. Watch it! A feel-good movie, and it kind of reminds me of what our friend is planning to do – in a sense.

OK – so my question to you: Do you know someone – or ARE YOU that someone – who is motivational/inspirational, and really going forward to Carpe the Diem?? How are you doing what you’re doing? What can you share to help stir some inspiration for others? Or, what does that special someone do that inspires you so much?

The Good Company recently dropped a Mixtape for Metro Zu who are a Art Rap collective from Miami U.S . The mix features artist like Rob Bank$, Soho , Lofty305 and many more. Click here for ‘The Good Company Mixtape #1‘

Edited/Tagged Version of my new single B.A.S.E.
Available on itunes and amazon.com

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Tue, 04 Feb 2014 04:11:00 +0000thefrescosenseihttps://frescosdojo.com/2014/02/04/mixtape-envy-hunter-patiently-waiting/Here it is folks, Patiently Waiting dropped earlier today. After giving it a listen, I can say the vibe of the entire project is really chill, which is cool to me. He’s definitely got his own style. Just because you’re from Houston doesn’t mean you have to have that cliche ass sound. & coming from a music lover born & (mostly) raised in Houston, it’s dope to find someone who sounds different.

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Sun, 21 Jul 2013 01:35:03 +0000Mike Badolatohttps://newjerseywhat.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/pizza-cruiser/Why not cruise around on a slice of peproni? Is the cheese grippy? If you are as intrigued as me, you can pick up your own slice here.

His work has been likened to George Braque and Henry Darger.[2] He’s also been praised for his insight into “the clash between man and nature and the animalistic tendencies innate in humans.”[3] Having had his first solo show at Fecal Face Dot Gallery in San Francisco at the age of 19, he’s been called a child prodigy.[3]

A selection of Gunderson’s exhibitions in the last two years include those at Show and Tell Gallery in Toronto, Nudashank in Baltimore and White Walls in San Francisco. In 2010 he was chosen for Survey Select at Wonderbread Factory in San Diego, an exhibition that highlights recent developments in narrative painting.[4]

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Wed, 05 Jun 2013 04:40:06 +0000dorianhoodhttps://nwrfashion.wordpress.com/2013/06/05/the-slicer-by-henry-gunderson/Sold at The Good Company

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Thu, 02 May 2013 19:51:33 +0000dorianhoodhttps://nwrfashion.wordpress.com/2013/05/02/the-freedminds/check the homies out if you’re not familiar – Freedminds

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Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:56:12 +0000dorianhoodhttps://nwrfashion.wordpress.com/2013/03/29/the-good-company-2/The homies Kumasi, Quinn, and Kahim teamed up with Peas and Carrots Int. for a pop up store last week. I just noticed a video posted by Kumasi today on the pop up via Mass Appeal.

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Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:05:24 +0000dorianhoodhttps://nwrfashion.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/the-good-company/Three of my good friends Kahim, Quinn and Kumasi have opened the doors to The Good Company in New York, take a look at their write up in Mass Appeal. You can visit them at 97 Allen, New York, New York – 212.966.0903, they are open from 11am-7pm.